Great option for dynamic variations within a song. With the bristles, you can go to lower volumes. Turn the stick to the butt side and you can increase the intensity of your playing or play cross stick. Excellent construction and sound consistency.

I picked up the Vater Whip and while it does what I would expect it to do, it had one aspect that I didn't particularly care for and that was the metal ferrule used to hold the poly strands in place. Before I had realized it I had accidentally put two or three dings into the die cast hoop on my snare. I "fixed" the problem by covering the ferrule with some vinyl tape, but suffice it to say, when it comes time that I need a replacement, while I will still buy Vater, I'll get the plastic handled model.